For the past few years, Segment-Routing (SPRING) proved its higher potential to the vast majority of data communication & network researchers, for what it provides from new methods and possibilities to make available network resources highly programmable. SPRING stands for "Source Packet Routing...

5G fits into both my own TelcoFuturism analyst/advisory work on the intersections of multiple technologies in telecoms, and also my secondary role working with STL Partners as Associate Director and lead analyst of its Future of the Network research programme.

Internet service providers and their subscribers. From Dial-up days with access servers such as Cisco AS5300, Patton RAS boxes. They improved their services as connectivity technology evolved. xDSL, Fiber xPON, DOCSIS, Wireless, are all different delivery platforms that ISPs are using to deliver...

You can buy a baremetal switch from a re-seller or an online shop. buying bare metal is much simpler than buying stuff from big vendors where they question you 1000 things to find-out where they can upsell. Normally resellers also provide you with NOS (Network Operating System) from different ven...

The CORD Project, an open source project that delivers cloud economics and agility to the telco Central Office (CO), today announced availability of the first open CORD reference implementation, which provides a single integrated solutions platform for creating innovative new customer services.

The idea behind AT&T's CORD was to transform the legacy network, which has been highly telecom equipment vendor-oriented in terms of its deployment and operation, to a completely redesigned, open H/W and open SW-based model.
The idea is still considered as one of the most disruptive innovations...

5G is expected to bring several changes in mobile communications system but watch that these changes are not something that will happen couple of years down the road instead they are already happening. First flavor of 5G is expected to be available in 2018 with the complete solution available in...